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Worksheets8SS STAAR Practice B
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
President (a) added (b) through an agreement with Spain under the Adams-Onis Treaty.
Place the following in corresponding order
Texas is annexed to the United States
President Polk sent troops to the Rio Grande
Mexican-American War
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Jamestown is established
1607
Plymouth is established
1620
Declaration of Independence is approved
1776
The Constitution is drafted
1787
Abraham Lincoln gets elected President
1860
Match the cause of the following events.
England violating civil liberties and imposing taxes on colonies
Revolutionary War for Indepdence
English blockading trade and impressment of American sailors
War of 1812
South Carolina threatening to secede over federal laws
Nullification Crisis
Sectionalism, states' rights, and slavery
Civil War
Mexican-American War
Gold is discovered in California
California applies for statehood
Compromise of 1850
Under the idea of (a) , the power of the government comes from the people. One example of such idea was the (b) in which people would be allowed to vote on the expansion of slavery into a new territory.
Place the president in order
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Which of the following statements most accurately describes judicial review?
the power to nominate and appoint new judges
the power to reverse the decisions of lower courts
the power to review presidential actions
the power to declare laws unconstitutional
Match the information to the corresponding place on the map.
Which territorial acquisition resulted from long negotiations with England?
The Supreme Court Case, (a) , resulted from (b) competing for control of trade in New York. The Supreme Court decided the federal government can control (c) between states.
Place the missing information that would best complete the diagram.
Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?
McCullough v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
US v. Nixon
Baker v. Carr
The answer is - "It said that the countries in the western hemisphere were independent and no new European colonies were to be formed."
What is the question
What was the message of the Monroe Doctrine?
What was Jay's Treaty?
What was Adams proclamation of neutrality?
What was Congress' declaration of war against Great Britain?
Established process of Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison
Established federal laws were superior to state laws
McCulloch v. Maryland
Established federal government could control trade between states
Gibbons v. Ogden
Established enslaved were considered property
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Established the Cherokees could remain in Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia
Match the invention to the effects on society.
Allowed for long distance communication
Telegraph
Increased the production of food
Mechanical Reaper
Allowed for large production of identical products
Interchangeable Parts
Increased the dependence on slave labor in the South
Cotton Gin
Women's Suffrage Movement was in favor of-
women's right to bear arms
women's right to assemble in meetings
women's right to vote
women's right to work in a factory
Drag and drop the correct information to the corresponding boxes.
The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of
tariffs
slavery
states rights
trade with Europe
(a) was president of the Confederate States of America.
While the general for the Confederacy was (b)
(c) was president of the Union.
While the general for the Union was (d)
What was established to help the freed slaves with food, schooling, clothing and medical care?
Underground Railroad
Emancipation Proclamation
Freedmen's Bureau
Thirteenth Amendment
This act established direct military rule over former Confederate states until new governments could be formed.
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Thirteenth Amendment
Civil War Act
Reconstruction Act
An officer wants to come into your home to see if you have any illegal weapons. Which amendment protects you from doing this without a warrant? (a)
You were found not guilty of armed robbery and then put on trial for the same crime right after the verdict. Which amendment was violated? (a)
Complete the diagram by dragging and dropping the correct response.
The Compromise of 1850 would allow New Mexico to vote on the expansion of slavery
Popular Sovereignty
States can also create laws under the 10th amendment
Federalism
People elected Abraham Lincoln to serve in Congress in 1854.
Republicanism
Congress created the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854
Separation of Powers
The Nullification Crisis was an argument between the state of (a) and the (b) , and tested which principle of government? (c)
Match the following presidents to their events
Neutrality Proclamation
George Washington
Alien and Sedition Acts
John Adams
Embargo Act
Thomas Jefferson
War of 1812
James Madison
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe
In order for a territory to become a states under the Northwest Ordinance, a territory must meet the following two requirements:
Expand slavery
Population increase to 60,000
Write and ratify a Constitution
Build infrastructure
The (a) was the a law that allowed territories to become states.
Which of the following were first two political parties?
Federalist Party
Democratic-Republican Party
The Know-Nothing Party
The Whig Party
In the late 19th century, how did the growth of industry affect American society?
The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased.
Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South.
Restrictions on immigration created a more homogeneous culture.
The United States experienced the disappearance of the traditional family farm.
Which reform movement does this image represent?
Abolition
2nd Great Awakening
Temperance
Women's rights
Which word correctly replaces the question mark in the title of this timeline?
Suffrage
Abolition
Temperance
Women's rights
